Ayette
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Ayette
|commune status = Commune
|image = Ayette église.jpg
|caption = The church of Ayette
|image coat of arms = Blason Ayette.svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Bapaume
|INSEE = 62068
|postal code = 62116
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC du Sud-Artois
|coordinates = {{coord|50.175|2.7339|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 102
|elevation min m = 97
|elevation max m = 139
|area km2 = 5.15
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Ayette ({{IPA|fr|ajɛt}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62068-ayette INSEE commune file]
Geography
A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-62068#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |351
|1975 |336
|1982 |306
|1990 |335
|1999 |336
|2009 |313
|2014 |329
|2020 |324
}}
Sights
- L'Église Sainte-Libaire, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
- The CWGC maintains two cemeteries: The British Cemetery[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/64500/ayette-british-cemetery/ The Ayette British Cemetery] and the Indian and Chinese cemetery.[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/64501/ayette-indian-and-chinese-cemetery/ the Ayette Indian and Chinese cemetery] There is also a British Cemetery in Douchy-lès-Ayette, about a kilometer to the west.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Ayette}}
- [https://www.cwgc.org/search-results?term=ayette&fullname=ayette&name=ayette&tab=cemeteries The CWGC war cemeteries at Ayette]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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